Chapter 707 Return to the Finals

"Barcelona ~ Reversal!"

"Barcelona~Reversal!!"

"Barcelona~Reversal!!!"

The entire Camp Nou stadium was filled with the voices of more than 90,000 Barcelona fans in the stands. Each of them used all their strength to shout such a very simple slogan, which could even be seen on the big screen. Many young fans, perhaps only three or four years old, were riding on their father's neck and shouting.

This is a very different game, and everyone knew it clearly before the game started.

Ever since the 0:5 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the away game a week ago, Barcelona fans have been organizing and planning for this game. Many Barcelona fans clubs and official members are responding positively. They want to This game turned Camp Nou into a strong backing for Barcelona's comeback.

Looking up, the stands around the Camp Nou stadium are full of people, densely packed like ants, but what’s even more terrifying is that their clothes are very neat, with red and blue separated, representing the red and blue of Barcelona. The jerseys appeared neatly in every stand area of ​​the Nou Camp.

In addition, in addition to the main stand, many fans on the second level of the other three stands raised a yellow card, which is the color of Barcelona’s away jersey. In addition to forming the Catalonia regional flag, the card In addition, more importantly, it formed a slogan, "Barcelona! Reversal! Barcelona!", which happened to be three stands.

The entire Camp Nou stadium has not started yet, and the fans are already shouting at the top of their lungs. They only have one slogan, "Barcelona ~ Reversal!" Everyone is shouting, without any noise, in the Camp Nou stadium , you feel like you are in a vast and boundless ocean.

The roar of the fans again and again is like a huge wave rising high in this vast ocean, swallowing you head and face.

For all Barcelona fans, they have no other choice. This is the best way and means for them to support the team. They hope to use their shouts to arouse the fighting spirit and spirit of the fans and let them fight for their Fighting for this jersey gave them the courage and determination to reverse Tottenham Hotspur at home.

The shouts of more than 90,000 fans, and the commitment of each player to strive for reversal when facing reporters and media before the game, all of this converged in this only 90-minute game.

At the beginning of the game, everyone in Barcelona was really holding their breath to reverse the situation. They took the lead in taking advantage of their home court advantage after the start and launched attacks against Tottenham Hotspur again and again, striving to win their opponent at home from the beginning. .

Ye Qiu's formation in this game also showed his caution and caution in the away game. The goalkeeper is Cech, and the defense is Marcelo, Kompany, Thiago Silva and others with better defensive abilities. Kyle Walker, the midfielder is Vidal, Pirlo and Phil Jones, and the frontcourt is the trident combination of Ribery, Cavani and Messi.

After being passive after the start, Tottenham Hotspur were fully prepared mentally before the game, so they did not panic. Instead, they continued to adopt tactics similar to the first round of both sides, and still blocked Barcelona's ball control area. The center line area makes the area near the center circle the most intense stalemate area where the two sides compete for the ball.

The Barcelona players also felt like they were risking their lives to survive. They stubbornly wanted to plan an offensive at their home court. They changed their previous experience of not working hard enough and being proactive. After the first half started, they threw themselves into the offense desperately, desperately trying to create opportunities. , running and pressing almost without any physical effort.

Under this almost crazy pressing and pressure, Tottenham's offense had no effect at all and could only go on the defensive.

Although Barcelona had the advantage, they were still unable to effectively penetrate Tottenham Hotspur's defense, especially since Barcelona had been actively attacking on both wings before, but this time Ye Qiu arranged for Kyle? Walker started, and there were always three players in the defense. Coupled with the interception area composed of Vidal and Phil Jones in the midfield, the defense did not become a problem. Barcelona has always been difficult to find effective offensive methods.

When Robin van Persie was frozen in the frontcourt, Barcelona's offense lacked penetration. They lacked the ability to attack difficulties and could only be blocked in the midline by Tottenham Hotspur again and again.

It seemed as if Tottenham Hotspur had replaced the one in embarrassment, and the Barcelona fans in the stands were also shouting crazily, because they believed that as long as the team continues to play according to this trend, the hope of scoring is very high, even if it cannot be reversed, But at the very least, we must show Barcelona's momentum and restore the team's dignity and pride.

But all of this came to an end in the 43rd minute of the game.

It's still a diagonal attack, still in the midfield. Thiago Silva found Ribery with a long pass. The latter used his speed to tear open Puyol's defense. It was about to form a breakthrough. Puyol He had to take action to pull Ribery down and received a yellow card, which also gave Tottenham a free kick.

Pirlo personally took the penalty, and Kompany headed the ball from behind the penalty area. Goalkeeper Valdes reacted quickly and saved the ball. However, there was a chaos in the penalty area. Phil Jones grabbed the ball in the melee and shot with great force. Breaking the goal, 1:0!

This goal before the end of the first half completely made all Barcelona players lose their fighting spirit and hope, because according to this score, they had to score seven goals in the game to reverse Tottenham Hotspur, which was almost an impossible task.

After the second half was restarted, the situation took a turn. Less than two minutes into the game, Messi took the ball on the right and cut inside, and shot with the inside of his left foot, scoring another goal for the team, 2:0!

After scoring consecutive goals, Tottenham Hotspur launched an offensive, and Barcelona had completely lost its fighting spirit and began to switch to defense.

Ye Qiu called on the players on the sidelines to actively engage in the attack, taking advantage of Barcelona's unstable footing and striving to score more goals, and Guardiola quickly made adjustments. He had to choose defense to deal with it, and when the game was in this situation, what he was thinking about was no longer a reversal and promotion, but to preserve Barcelona's dignity.

Realizing that the overall situation was already decided, Ye Qiu did not intend to pursue the victory, but thought about letting the main players rest, using the opportunity to train new players, and arranging substitutes to play to find their form, while also saving strength for the league.

So, Hazard and Raul came on the bench one after another, replaced by Cavani and Messi, and by the 70th minute, Ye Qiu was already very clear that Barcelona had basically given up, so he wanted to make the last substitution.

"Let Alves play!" Just as Ye Qiu turned his head and glanced at the bench, Roland Schepas, who was very familiar with him, walked to his side and reminded him, "He was not allowed to start this game, and he was very unhappy."

"That was the team's tactical need!" Ye Qiu didn't think it was a big deal. After being sculpted by Mauro Tassotti, Kyle Walker's defense was indeed much better than Alves, and his body and strength were also very good, and his flexibility and speed were also quite good, so Ye Qiu arranged him to play in this game to help the team defend.

"I know, but you also know that in such a focus game, who wouldn't want to play?" Roland said with a laugh.

Sometimes in the eyes of the coaching staff, the players are like a group of children. They will get angry because they don't get a chance to play. At this time, you have to treat them like children, instead of being tough.

"Let him warm up and replace Kyle Walker!" Ye Qiu nodded. He was not an unreasonable guy like Ferguson. He also knew how to adapt, because he knew very well that it was a good thing for the players to want to play, proving that the players had fighting spirit and motivation.

As for the players' dissatisfaction with the head coach, this is normal. When they don't get a chance to play, it is normal to have opinions. Slowly, when they get a chance to prove themselves, the relationship will naturally ease.

So after Alves finished warming up, Ye Qiu directly arranged for him to play, and at the same time cautiously reminded him.

"Daniel, be careful with your movements, don't get another card!" This is one of the reasons why Ye Qiu arranged Alves as a substitute. If he gets another yellow card, he will miss the Champions League final. Therefore, the overall situation in the first round has been decided, and Kyle Walker is arranged to start in the second round. This is reasonable, after all, it is to let Alves play in the Champions League final.

But the Brazilian right-back nodded to Ye Qiu on the sidelines and agreed. Less than two minutes after he came on the court, he pushed the Barcelona midfielder from behind when defending Iniesta, causing himself to be severely warned by the referee and received a yellow card. Alves vented his dissatisfaction with the referee and Iniesta, thinking that Iniesta was diving.

"Okay, that's enough, Daniel!" Thiago Silva rushed up and grabbed Alves who was trying to put pressure on the referee and continued to argue for himself, "Are you crazy? Are you crazy?" In the end, he almost shouted.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this foul was intentional, and the subsequent quarrel was also intentional. He wanted to let Ye Qiu and the coaching staff on the sidelines know clearly that he was very angry and dissatisfied now, because he did not want to sit on the bench in such an important game.

It might even be like what the agent said, that this was Ye Qiu exerting pressure on behalf of the club, and he would not play if he did not renew his contract.

Alves was yelled at by Thiago Silva, and then looked at the sidelines and found that Ye Qiu and the coaching staff who had been standing on the sidelines had returned to the coaching seats. For some reason, he felt a sense of fear in his heart, but he knew very well that, as the agent said, he had to express his attitude, a very firm attitude.

Only in this way can he fight for his due rights, because the renewal will be the last contract of his career, and Tottenham Hotspur also agreed to sign him until retirement in principle, but the two sides could not reach an agreement on salary. Alves hopes to be higher than Messi and Ribery, or at least equal, because he does not have the high commercial income of these two superstars, but he feels that his performance on the court is not worse than them, and his role in the team is not inferior to them.

But Tottenham Hotspur is willing to give him a salary increase, but it is lower than their two players, at the same level as the team captain Thiago Silva, both of which are the first-tier salaries of the team, and promised to increase efforts to help him promote his commercial image and sponsorship, such as in his home country of Brazil.

The negotiations between the two sides have been deadlocked for more than half a year. Alves refused to give in, and Tottenham Hotspur was also unwilling to be outdone.

Originally, Ye Qiu almost never intervened in such negotiations, because Tottenham Hotspur had entrusted this aspect to Peter Kenyon and Ron Gourlay. Ye Qiu only submitted an evaluation and analysis report of the players as their reference, but when the team considers the salary of the players, it is impossible to take the performance on the court as the only reference factor, and other aspects must be considered.

Outsiders did not know what happened to Alves's incident. They thought that Alves was eager to make contributions after he came on the court, and he was not rational and calm enough, and felt sorry for him missing the final.

In the 76th and 79th minutes, Tottenham Hotspur relied on Ribery's two left-wing breakthroughs to create goals, helping Raul and Hazard break through Barcelona's goal, locking the score at 4:0.

In this way, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Barcelona 4:0 away, and sent the La Liga giants out of the Champions League with a total score of 9:0, while they entered the Champions League final.

This is also the first time that Tottenham Hotspur has returned to the Champions League final after two seasons away from the Champions League final.

After the game, Tottenham Hotspur had forgotten the impact of the Alves incident, and had also ignored Alves's slacking off after playing for more than 20 minutes, celebrating the team's return to the Champions League final with great enthusiasm. When interviewed by the media, they all shouted the slogan of striving for the championship.

In the stands of Camp Nou, Barcelona fans were helpless, angry, and even in tears. They had never suffered such humiliation. They were scored nine goals by the opponent in two rounds, and they had no power to fight back. Is this still the Barcelona that was so arrogant a season ago?

Obviously, the fans were dissatisfied, and they even extended this dissatisfaction to the team's flag, Guardiola.

Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and hugged every player who walked off the field warmly. Except for Alves, the Brazilian deliberately avoided Ye Qiu, perhaps because of embarrassment, or perhaps to show an attitude, that is, the attitude that he did not regret what he did.

No one noticed this, and no one knew that Tottenham Hotspur had some conflicts within the team after the big win. Except for the Tottenham Hotspur locker room, they all knew what happened, but no one would say it.

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Tottenham Hotspur returned to the Champions League final, which became the focus of major newspapers around the world the next day, but what shocked fans around the world was the way they returned to the Champions League final stage, that is, they slaughtered Barcelona with nine goals, which was definitely a shockingly powerful attack.

From Naples in the round of 16, to AC Milan, and then to Barcelona, ​​Tottenham Hotspur's performance was better than the previous round. Many media even believed that Tottenham Hotspur's state and performance were arranged by Ye Qiu and the coaching staff before, because the media had disclosed not long ago that Ye Qiu had drawn up a very detailed schedule for the team to win the championship.

Ye Qiu denied this statement when he was interviewed by the media. He said that the team's situation changes rapidly and plans can never keep up with the changes, but he also admitted that after years of accumulation, the team has indeed accumulated very rich experience in many aspects and has also established a set of response mechanisms.

But no matter what, Tottenham Hotspur's outstanding performance still makes them the top favorite to win the Champions League this season. Even on the second day, Bayern Munich eliminated Real Madrid in a penalty shootout and entered the final, and took the home advantage in the final against Tottenham Hotspur.

This season's Champions League final was held at Bayern Munich's home stadium, the Allianz Arena.

But as many European football commentators have said, the home advantage does have a certain effect, but in such a crucial game, who can laugh to the end depends on strength and on-the-spot performance.

Reaching the final of the Champions League allowed Tottenham to withdraw from the two-line battle and start to devote themselves to the battle of the Premier League. After the last round of the Premier League, there was exactly one week before the Champions League final, and Tottenham had plenty of time to prepare.

After the second round of the Champions League semi-final, the team returned to London and went to Birmingham three days later to challenge the relegation team Aston Villa away. As a result, the two sides drew 1:1 in this game. The team lost the ball because of the careless clearance of the main right back Alves. The Brazilian performed very badly throughout the game and got the lowest score of the game.

Ye Qiu even criticized Alves in person in the locker room after the game. He believed that the Brazilian should reflect on his performance and attitude. Facing Ye Qiu's criticism, Alves did not dare to refute and remained silent.

This draw was also Tottenham Hotspur's eighth draw this season, but it also caused the team to be overtaken by Manchester City in the standings. In turn, they are one point behind Manchester City and temporarily ranked second in the standings.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Bolton 4:1 in the 34th round of the midweek supplementary match. Alves was not even included in the game list. The outside world gradually realized that there seemed to be a conflict between the Brazilian right-back and Ye Qiu, so the rumors of the Brazilian leaving the team gradually appeared in the newspapers, even though Tottenham Hotspur kept denying it.

After defeating Bolton, Tottenham Hotspur returned to the top of the Premier League, leading Manchester City by two points.

In the 37th round of the league, Manchester City reversed the Queens Park Rangers 3:2 at home with two goals from Aguero and Dzeko in the stoppage time, while Tottenham Hotspur defeated Fulham 2:0 at home. The two sides continued to maintain a two-point gap, and the suspense of winning the championship was left to the last round.

Manchester City played against Manchester United at home, and Tottenham Hotspur played against Blackburn at home!